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RESULTS OF THE NATION OPINION POLL CONDUCTED ON March 3-13, 2008
(1531 persons interviewed, margin of error does not exceed 0.03)

1. In what way has your financial position changed for the last three months?

Variant of answer

%

It has become worse

25.0

It has not changed

57.6

It has improved

15.7

DA/NA

1.7



2. In your opinion, does the state of affairs in our country develop in general in the right or in the wrong direction?

Variant of answer

%

In the right direction

50.2

In the wrong direction

34.5

DA/NA

15.3



3. In your opinion, how is socio-economic situation in Belarus going to change in the next few years?

Variant of answer

%

It is going to improve

29.8

It is not going to change

37.1

It is going to become worse

26.0

DA/NA

7.1



> 4. Lately the authorities have begun to practice evicting citizens from their apartments if they have not paid for communal-general services for a long time. What is your attitude towards this practice?

Variant of answer

%

I approve of it

49.0

I disapprove of it

40.1

DA/NA

10.9



5. In December of the previous year the authorities carried into effect their decision concerning reduction of benefits for the majority of the population. What is your attitude towards it?

Variant of answer

%

I disapprove of it

75.9

I approve of it

20.1

DA/NA

4.0



6. In your opinion, who has triggered cancellation of benefits for the population?

Variant of answer

%

The President

61.0

The Parliament

20.0

Russia

5.2

The West

3.0

The Opposition

1.6

DA/NA

9.2



7. If actions against worsening of the economic position take place in your town (district), are you ready to take part in them?

Variant of answer

%

No

72.4

Yes

17.9

DA/NA

9.7



8. In January mass protest actions of individual entrepreneurs occurred in Minsk. Have you heard of these actions?

Variant of answer

%

Yes

75.1

No

21.7

DA/NA

3.2



9. What is your attitude to these actions?

Variant of answer

%

I approve of them

40.2

I disapprove of them

15.4

It makes no difference to me

30.9

DA/NA

13.5



10. In your opinion, what are the reasons for the protest actions conducted by individual entrepreneurs? (more than one answer is possible)

Variant of answer

%

They protested against the ban to have wage laborers

40.5

They protested against arbitrariness of state officials

24.2

They strive for retaining their benefits

23.7

Other reasons

0.8

DA

18.5



11. What is more important: improvement of Belarus economic position or independence of the country?

Variant of answer

%

Improvement of Belarus economic position

64.5

Independence of the country

24.1

DA/NA

11.4



12. Have you personally won or lost due to the fact that Belarus became an independent country?

Variant of answer

%

I have won

43.1

I have lost

25.8

DA/NA

31.1



13. How do you in general assess the political situation in Belarus?

Variant of answer

%

It is safe

14.5

It is calm

50.6

It is tense

25.6

It is critical, dangerously explosive

4.6

DA/NA

4.7



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